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Buttington

Tree ID: 315

Yews recorded: Ancient 7m+

Tree girth: 820cm

Girth height: at 30cm

Tree sex: male

Date of visit: 10-Jun-99

Source of earliest mention: 1871: Bygones

Notes:

15th July 1986 – Reg Wheeler: Tree measured at 30cm, recording a girth of 805cm (26′ 5”).
June 1999 – Tim Hills: Completely hollow, the thin skin encircling the space has only one break of about 3′. Girth of 26′ 11” (820cm) at 1′ recorded.
June 2008 – Russell Cleaver: I measured it at 27′ 11” (851cm) at ground level. A healthy, open crowned large tree next to a small pebbledash church. 3 main leaders, trunk with a lot of twiggy growth around its bole. 3 other small yews in churchyard.

Yew trees at Buttington:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
315 Buttington Ancient 7m+ 820cm at 30cm - view more info